| A | B |
| civilization | human society or culture |
| vibrations | shakes |
| interpretation | an explanation or particular view of something |
| eavesdrop | listen in; overhear |
| peninsula | a body of land with water on three sides |
| seniority | having a high status; superior |
| sanitation | taking measures for cleanliness and health |
| facilities | buildings designed for particular functions; i.e. "outhouses" |
| amount | the quantity or supply |
| rabies | infectious disease of animals transferred by a bite |
| surrender | to give in; to give up |
| pathetic | pitiful or miserable |
| desire | a want; a craving |
| yakking | talking; gossiping; conversing |
| interrupt | to interfere or cause a break in conversation |
| whirlpool | powerful current of water moving in a circular pattern |
| strange | unusual; different |
| electrocuted | killed by electricity |
| familiar | common or generally known |
| concrete | stone-like material used for building |
| investigate | to examine or study something |
| automatically | done unconsciously or from force of habit |
| wonder | to question curiously |
| embarrass | to shame someone; to make someone uncomfortable |